Innholdsfortegnelse for 2022-10-08 i Pretoria News Weekend

After seven years of hosting The Daily Show on Comedy Central, a hit comedy show produced in the US but with global reach, South African-born comedian Trevor Noah has announced plans to leave and focus on his stand-up comedy. During his tenure as host of the political satire series, which he took over from the revered Jon Stewart, Noah has offered important takes on issues in the US – and the world. Considering that the late-night television satire scene in the US remains populated by white men, Noah has offered unique “black” African insights into issues that affect black Americans. He has also been lucid in talking about issues that have an effect on Africa and Africans. Noah’s knowledge of Africa and African politics has helped him demonstrate that there…

THE second chapter of the “trial of the plant” is due to be heard in the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria. This time, the focus will be on ensuring that anyone who wishes to, is allowed to earn a living through cannabis. In 2017, three plaintiffs – Julian Stobbs and his partner Myrtle Clarke, dubbed “the dagga couple”, together with Clifford Thorp – met seven government departments, and Doctors for Life in court in a case dubbed “the trial of the plant”. Following a few months of evidence, the matter was postponed indefinitely and rendered part-heard, because the state parties and Doctors for Life submitted thousands of pages of evidence which had to be analysed by the applicants. Clarke, a member of the organisation Fields of Green for All, has vowed…

THE roses are blooming at Ludwig’s Rose Farm on the outskirts of the city. To celebrate this time of the year when roses are in full bloom, the farm is hosting yet another spectacular display during its yearly flower extravaganza. People have flocked to the popular rose farm over the past week to see the colourful display. But those who have not yet done so only have until tomorrow to admire the vast variety of colours and smells of the blooms, resembling spring and the start of the summer. The roses’ intense spring flush is truly something to admire. For those who have not seen it yet, the Queen Elizabeth rose – a lovely pink and fragrant rose – can also be admired during the festival. The shed on the…

AKA has been awol for the better part of two years. Having endured what he’s described as the most testing period of his life, a period which included his fiancée Anele Tembe’s suicide, the 34-year-old rapper’s larger than life “Supa Mega” persona has often felt like a thing of the distant past. But now, having long teased the idea of making a triumphant return through his upcoming album, “Mass Country”, AKA is showing signs of life. The roll-out for the album began three weeks ago with the release of “Lemons (Lemonade)”, his long-awaited collaboration with Nasty C. “Lemons”, a song about beating the odds and coming back stronger, which moves to the slow and sultry melody of its twinkling keys, is already primed to become his best performing single since…

Range Rover Sport Pricing HOT on the heels of the new Range Rover, Jaguar Land Rover SA has lifted the sheets off the new Range Rover Sport, which goes on sale later this month. With prices ranging from R2 002 200 to R3 011 600 (see the list at the end) there’s a model for all needs if you’re shopping in this price bracket. The new Range Rover Sport takes many of its design cues from its larger sibling, with stunning lines and not a sharp edge in sight, allowing it to deliver a drag coefficient of 0.29. Flush glazing and door handles, a hidden waist-rail finisher and laser-welded roof enhance the impressive look of the vehicle. There’s also no mistaking it for being part of the Rangy…

The Bulls have transformed their attack under Jake White, but may have to rein themselves in if the weather doesn’t play ball in tonight’s United Rugby Championship encounter against Glasgow (8.35pm SA time kick-off). The Scotstoun Stadium design may derail the Bulls’ plans to continue with their ball-in-hand approach, and require halfbacks Zak Burger and Chris Smith – in for Johan Goosen, who White did not want to risk on a 4G pitch, as he sustained a serious knee injury on such a surface last season – to kick more than usual if the wind blows strongly. “If the wind comes through that stadium, it is a massive factor in terms of the way you want to play,” White said from the Scottish city yesterday. “And that means sometimes the…

GEORGE Russell and Lewis Hamilton made it a Mercedes one-two ahead of title-chasing Max Verstappen in a soggy second practice yesterday for the Japanese Grand Prix. But runaway Red Bull leader Verstappen can clinch his second straight world title tomorrow if he wins the race with the fastest lap, no matter what his rivals do. The Dutchman will also retain his crown if he wins and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, his nearest challenger, is third or lower. But Verstappen was beaten to the quickest time in second practice by the Mercedes pair, with Russell clocking a fastest lap of 1min 41.935sec. Seven-time world champion Hamilton followed his fellow Briton 0.235sec behind, with Verstappen coming in third, a sizeable 0.851sec behind Russell. Leclerc finished 2.774sec behind Russell in 11th. “It wasn’t a…

HERE’S a quiz question for the sports trivia fundis out there: What do HH Castons and Nomsebenzi Tsotsobe have in common? If your answer is that they both hail from the Eastern Cape, then you would be correct. But if your answer is that they were the first captains of the respective Springbok Men’s and Women’s teams, then you would be my know-it-all friend who would be on speed-dial if I ever get to be a contestant on the game show Who Wants to be Millionaire? The sad reality is that most rugby aficionados would have been familiar with the fact that Castons was the first man to lead out the Boks, even though it was over 130 years ago. But not many would have known that Tsotsobe was bestowed…

AMAZULU announced their decision to part ways with head coach Brandon Truter on Thursday after just five months in charge at the club. Truter, who was initially roped in for the final stages of the last campaign on an interim basis, was handed the permanent role of head coach ahead of the 2022/23 season after closing out the last campaign in fine style. The 52-year-old mentor was entrusted with the huge responsibility of leading Usuthu to where they feel they belong, as regular challengers in all competitions, and that began with an overhaul of the squad ahead of the new season. However, nine league games into the new DStv Premiership season, AmaZulu had registered three wins, two draws and four losses and were holding on to ninth place, a run…

IN LATE April, Marilyn Monroe’s life and death were the subject of the Netflix documentary The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes, which explored a handful of conspiracy theories regarding her relationships with President John F. Kennedy and his brother Robert. The following week, Kim Kardashian made headlines around the world when she arrived at the Met Gala – so fashionably late as to be the very last guest on the scene – wearing the dress Monroe wore to sing Happy Birthday to Kennedy in 1962. The week after that, Monroe’s famed Andy Warhol portrait sold for a record-shattering $195 million at a Christie’s auction. With the addition of Blonde, the new Andrew Dominik film (based on the novel of the same name by Joyce Carol Oates) on Netflix,…

Stella McCartney hopes people didn’t notice she has a sustainable collection. The 51-year-old star has reflected on her recent Paris Fashion Week catwalk show, putting her spring-summer 2023 designs on display, including designs featuring regenerative cotton and leather alternatives. She told The Guardian newspaper: “If I’m doing my job right, you shouldn’t see any of the sustainability. “It should just look like the most luxurious, glamorous show. I don’t want it to look like sustainable fashion – I want it to look sexy and effortless and easy.” However, she did want to catch the eye of Bernard Arnault – the third richest man in the world and both chief executive and chairperson of LVMH – as he sat in the front row. She explained: “I have this incredible seat at…

Although it is said that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, there is a lot of pressure on people, particularly women, to appear a specific way due to preconceived and widely accepted conceptions of beauty that are spread by the media and through social media. It’s frightening to think that your nose needs to be thinner and that your cheek and jaw lines need to be smooth. We’re also frequently informed that having crow’s feet at the corner of our eyes indicates that we’re ageing. There are still many misconceptions about cosmetic treatments and operations, despite the fact that getting “work done” is more prevalent than it was 10 or 20 years ago. For many years, cosmetic surgery was frowned upon, and individuals who ventured to get the…

JACARANDA trees are native to South America and first came to Pretoria in 1888. In Celliers Street is a plaque commemorating the first two jacarandas planted in the city by JD Celliers in 1888. The saplings were imported from Brazil and, although native to Central and South America, have become part of the city’s culture. Popular radio station Jacaranda FM is named after the trees, and Pretoria is referred to as the Jacaranda City. A travelling nurseryman called Tempelman sold two jacaranda seedlings to Jacob Daniël (Japie) Celliers, who lived at Myrtle Lodge, 146 Celliers Street, Sunnyside. In 1939, these trees were fenced in as a protection measure. A plaque was placed at the site to commemorate the event. This was unveiled by the then-mayor of Pretoria, Ben Swart, on…

DESPITE its evolutionary design that picks up where its predecessor left off, with a little MC20 flavour thrown in for good measure, the new Maserati GranTurismo ushers in a new era for the Italian brand. This will be the first Maserati to be offered with fully electric power- train, although the company isn’t going all-in on battery power just yet, as the new GranTurismo will also be available with two petrol powertrain options. Those come in the form of the 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6 Nutenno motor that made its debut in the MC20, with its innovative F1-derived dual- combustion chamber design. The V6 will be available in two performance levels, with the Modena version offering 360kW and the Trofeo upping the ante to 405kW. But if you want to ride on…

It was all fun and games, when it became known to me that the South African Revenue Service (Sars) would allow me to deduct all my home office expenses from my income taxes, albeit only under certain circumstances, during my three years working from home as a permanent employee. It would make up somewhat for my suffering, I told myself, when I was banned from enjoying the odd fag, my weekend chenin blanc and my fat Friday pizza delivery, during hard lockdown. I told myself: “With a juicier tax rebate, you may enjoy something more luxurious and expensive during your free time, like a Babylonstoren or Rocky Patel, with the dinner planned at Marble Restaurant in Rosebank. But with the ink hardly dry on my recently submitted tax return, and…

LIVERPOOL’S faltering Premier League title challenge could suffer a fatal blow if leaders Arsenal win tomorrow's marquee match-up at the Emirates Stadium. Powered by Erling Haaland's incredible form, Manchester City will aim for another goal spree against Southampton, while Manchester United could turn to Brazilian midfielder Casemiro after their derby demolition. AFP Sport looks at some of the key talking points ahead of this weekend's action. Liverpool face defining period Virgil van Dijk has urged Liverpool to embrace the pressure of a potentially defining period in their stop-start season. Hampered by an unusually sluggish start, Jurgen Klopp's side are already 11 points behind Arsenal and can ill-afford to fall further adrift. Winners of just two of their first seven league games, Liverpool follow that crucial clash in London with a…

The Federated Hospitality Association of South Africa (Fedhasa) has extended its condolences to the family and friends of a German tourist who was fatally wounded during an attempted hijacking. The hijacking took place on the R538 in Mpumalanga on Monday while the tourists were on their way to the Kruger Park. According to the police, four tourists travelling to Numbi Gate in the afternoon were allegedly stopped by three armed suspects in a VW Caddy. A statement issued by the SAPS revealed that the suspects instructed the tourists to open the doors of their vehicle. “When the driver reportedly locked all the doors, one of the suspects shot him through the window. He died at the scene. “It is further alleged that the victims’ vehicle drove in reverse for about…

The small cruise ships of the Hurtigruten fleet, which serve Norway’s picturesque coastal routes, are painted red and black. But on the inside, they are green, according to the company. A decade ago, the cruise line ditched heavy fuel oil in favour of cleaner-burning marine gas oil. More recently, it stripped all single-use plastics from its fleet. It added three new hybrid ships that partially use battery power, cutting emissions by 20%. And this year, it announced it would introduce its first zero-emission ship by 2030. Historically, cruise lines haven’t exactly been model citizens when it comes to environmental protection. So when a cruise ship claims to be green, travellers have every reason to be sceptical. With consumer interest in green travel on the rise, many cruise lines are making…

Fashionistas, designers, photographers, influencers and models gathered at the Wonderland Film studios in Cape Town over the past weekend for the South African Menswear Fashion Spring/Summer 2023 shows (SAMW). SAMW returned for the final 2022 instalment and featured more than 36 designers and 20 emerging and young designers across a wide range of menswear and womenswear collections. During the three days of back-to-back shows, we saw spring/summer collections from some of South Africa’s most established fashion brands, such as Ruff Tung, Stefania Morland, Leigh Schubert, Ruald Rheeder, Habits and Imprint, as well as collections from emerging young and newly discovered talent. Fashion enthusiasts who were happy to be able to attend physical fashion shows filled the seats at every show to feast their eyes on a variety of styles from…

In the wake of the pandemic, guided meditation became a staple for mental health, as we moved towards practising mindfulness in an effort to keep sane in our fast-paced world. Stress is rampant, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that there was a surge of mindfulness apps in 2020 when the pandemic bit. According to the Wall Street Journal, between 2015 and 2018, more than 2 000 new guided meditation apps were launched globally. Naomi Marshak, a professional yogi at The Shala Cape Town Yoga School said, “There are two types of mindfulness meditation. Silent meditation is done by yourself, as you look inwardly to find inner peace. Guided meditation involves listening to a trained professional as they calmly lead you through your practice. “This might feel like an…

ONCE upon a time, the land of Balobedu in Modjadjiskloof just outside of Tzaneen was as peaceful as its beauty, with glades and valleys surrounding the villages on the hills. In the dead of the night, you canalmost hear reprimanding voices of ancestors in what has now become a panorama infested with anger and confusion. The place has become a centre of a feud for the Modjadji throne that is threatening the end of centuries of beliefs that the area has spiritual powers which can bring rain to any drought in the land of the Balobedu people. The royal throne has pitted siblings against each other to lead the peace-loving people of Ga-Modjadji. Some 200 years ago, the nation decided to install a woman to lead the throne, fitting their…

Five Romanian lions are now enjoying the African sun after they arrived here almost two months ago to spend the rest of their lives in species-appropriate care. Their new home is at Four Paws LionsRock Big Cat Sanctuary in the Free State, where they are said to be adapting well to their new 3-hectare enclosure. The lions were initially placed in a smaller enclosure to make sure they could be monitored while adapting. They have now found their forever home in the new enclosure that includes micro-habitats such as a small dam, a shady forest, rocky outcrops, rolling ridges, and the majestic backdrop of the Lionsrock Hill that the sanctuary was named after. The newest arrivals – Roman, Vincent, Dolf, Ellie, and Geena – were rescued by the animal welfare…

Many of the City of Cape Town’s pensioners are desperately dependent on the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) old-age grant. “I say as long as we have a piece of bread in the house; we can live,” said 77-year-old Silvertown resident, Ursula Naidoo. Naidoo depends on her Sassa old-age grant of R2 000 a month. She and her son, Leon Naidoo, 51, share the expenses of their Silvertown home. Leon has a mental disability and receives a disability grant of R1 980 a month, of which he gives her R840 towards the household expenses. With their combined income, mother and son can only afford a cooked meal of chicken once a week. “My neighbour now the other day gave me stuff (groceries) to make soup,” she said as her…

SOUTH African actress Kim Engelbrecht’s stellar performance in the local crime series Reyka has earned a Best Actress nod at the 2022 International Emmy Awards. The M-Net show also scored a Best Drama nomination in the awards, set to take place on November 21 in New York City. “The nomination means so much more than you could ever imagine, not just for me but for the industry,” said Engelbrecht, during a recent interview with Nick Hamman on 5Drive. The former Isidingo actress said she was not aware that the show was in the running for the International Emmys. “I had absolutely no idea that Reyka had even been put forward to the nomination for the International Emmy. “I had no idea that the production company had gone that far. “I…

ALTHOUGH Audi has not officially mentioned any details about the R8’s replacement, it has been widely reported that its place in the line-up will be taken by an all-electric supercar. While this vehicle could be years away, Audi is already saying goodbye to the current V10-powered R8 and its swansong is a new limited-edition rear-wheel drive V10 GT model. Set to be built in a limited run of just 333 vehicles, the Audi R8 GT RWD inherits the most potent version of Audi’s V10, as is currently fitted to the all-wheel drive GT model. In this guise, the 5.2-litre motor produces 456kW and 565Nm, and Audi claims a 0-100km/h sprint time of 3.4 seconds for the new model. Power goes to the back wheels only through a new seven-speed dual-clutch…

If you invest in cryptocurrency, do it based on the facts, not hype. And there is a lot of hype. So before you start buying and selling Bitcoin, the biggest cryptocurrency in the world by market capitalisation, know the risk and rewards, so you can make an educated decision on whether investing in digital gold is a good idea for you and your personal finances. It was a slow start to October, though most major cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and Ethereum, were all up over the last week. Bitcoin is changing hands for more than $20 000 (about R354 800), with Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market value, is also up, trading at around $1 353, according to Luno, a local crypto outfit. The total capitalisation of the entire cryptocurrency market…

THE Proteas’ post-match debrief following the first one-day international against India would have been largely positive given the outcome, but the match was by no means a flawless performance, with concerns remaining over the form of skipper Temba Bavuma, and now, weirdly, Tabraiz Shamsi. The South Africa and India teams yesterday headed to the north-eastern city of Ranchi – home to Indian legend Mahendra Singh Dhoni – for tomorrow’s second ODI in the three-match series. South Africa did what it had to in attaining 10 points for the win and providing a modicum of aid to their parlous standing on the ICC World Super League log. But the Proteas remain well adrift of eighth spot, which would ensure automatic qualification for next year’s World Cup in India. And with next…

YOU win some, you lose some, the saying goes in sport, and that applies to the Springboks at the moment on the injury front ahead of the November tour to Europe. Star wing Cheslin Kolbe will make his comeback to rugby after an almost three-month lay-off, after being named in the Toulon starting line-up at right wing for today’s French Top 14 showdown with Brive at the Stade Mayol (5pm SA time). The 28-year-old speedster sustained a broken jaw in the first half of the third Test against Wales at Cape Town Stadium on July 16, and has been out of action since. Earlier in the year, he had a thumb fracture, while a leg injury during a training session saw him miss the last few matches of last year’s…

SOMETIME later today , out in Hawaii in the US, a young man from Ginginddlovu, near Richards Bay in KwaZulu-Natal, will dive into the cool waters of the Kailua-Kona Bay along with hundreds others looking to become a world champion. That 3.86km swim will be but just the beginning of a gruelling sporting undertaking which will see him get on the bicycle for a 180.25km ride before he attempts to run a full marathon (42.2km) in ‘under three hours’. Sandile Shange nurses ambitions of becoming the first black South African to win the Ironman World Championship. And while this is his maiden appearance at the global event, the rookie is confident he will achieve his goal. After all, he was the first black South African to earn…